Ways to get around Thailand...

**machangezi** · 16-01-2006, 11:05 PM

edited by m.

**dirtydog** · 17-01-2006, 04:21 AM

I like my car, but I would be foked if I sat on the back seats, but generally I drive alone in my nice leather bucket seat, hell I hardly use the poxy thing, maybe time t sell it

**Ice Maiden** · 17-01-2006, 04:33 AM

Sell it to me on my 18th birthday

**Fabian** · 17-01-2006, 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by Goddess of Whatever

I like VIGO 4 doors hhhmmmmm.. nice!

Me wife likes that truck too. I have to admit, it really got a lot of room, head and leg, even for me, and with the 3 litre engine it has enough power.

**mrsquirrel** · 17-01-2006, 07:18 AM

Anybody seen a crash rating on the Vigos yet?

**mrsquirrel** · 17-01-2006, 07:34 AM

HB

The rest of my Tiger - the back bit of fairing fell off one day whilst riding along - sadly it took the tax disc with it. A few other small plastic covers have fallen off or got lost as well.

The exhaust has just been re-welded yet again. The kick start doesn't move out of that position either.

**Eliminator** · 17-01-2006, 09:35 AM

mrsquirrel, Do you ever do any kind of maintenance on your bike or just run it to the ground. You must be deaf to not hear the front wheel grinding plastic and all the rattles that must be going on.

Wouldn't want to buy a bike that has belonged to you. Bah

**mrsquirrel** · 17-01-2006, 12:09 PM

Mate she was noisy from day 1.

She has her oil changed every 1000km

The really loud rattle that has always come from the front was fixed last week - apparantly one of the bolts holding my exaust to the cylinder head had snapped - this must have happened just after I got it cause it has always been noisy.

I never heard the front mudguard until it let out a big tearing sound and tore a hole through it.

You have no idea what you are talking about Eliminator as you have never ridden a Tiger Ozone - bits just fall off.

As I said it keeps on going - the now fixed exhaust has meant that it is using less fuel and is so quiet that it sounds like new.

As for buying a bike from me - I am thinking of selling up my Blackbird 99 FI with Titanium exaust and MRA Iridium screen - 20,000km and overly pampered 240,000B ono

interested?

**DrAndy** · 17-01-2006, 12:20 PM

I don't have a car or motorbike in Thailand. I use my ancient bicycle I bought with the house. It is a 50's Japanese make, and is so heavy and solid - great ride though, and fun. My wifey has a fold up Korean bike, also good to ride (I was talking about the bike but...)

If I need a car or bike I can rent one, but don't bother usually.

damn, no pics of either

**hillbilly** · 17-01-2006, 07:56 PM

Is the Tiger designed and built in Thailand? Is that right mrsquirrel? It sounds like like fun...

**Eliminator** · 17-01-2006, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

Mate she was noisy from day 1.

She has her oil changed every 1000km

The really loud rattle that has always come from the front was fixed last week - apparantly one of the bolts holding my exaust to the cylinder head had snapped - this must have happened just after I got it cause it has always been noisy.

I never heard the front mudguard until it let out a big tearing sound and tore a hole through it.

You have no idea what you are talking about Eliminator as you have never ridden a Tiger Ozone - bits just fall off.

As I said it keeps on going - the now fixed exhaust has meant that it is using less fuel and is so quiet that it sounds like new.

As for buying a bike from me - I am thinking of selling up my Blackbird 99 FI with Titanium exaust and MRA Iridium screen - 20,000km and overly pampered 240,000B ono

interested?

squirrel,

By the looks of this pic below, the fender must have been making some kind of fricken sound that would have drawn your attention. I wouldn't have a Tiger Ozone to begin with but if ANY bike I own is making strange sounds, I look for the problem. If it was rattlin when you got it, then why did you buy it? With bits falling off going down the road, it would signify piss poor maintenance to me.

Now as far as the Blackbird is concerned, nice bike but I'll stick with my 900 Eliminator. Would be nice to see pics of it though. I'm selling a very nice Honda 150 RR but I've done a lot of stuff to bring it to what I consider not only good looking bike, but safe to ride, no rattles in my bikes.

Like they say: UP2U

Couldn't get the pic on but it's yours on page 5 of this thread.

**Dougal** · 17-01-2006, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Eliminator

With bits falling off going down the road

That is what is called a 'collectors' bike - you collect the bits that drop off.

**mrsquirrel** · 18-01-2006, 07:29 AM

You can't testride a new bike here - the Tiger was just out and no test bikes were available, but at 28k it was cheap.

So far in its warranty period it has had three exausts (and one welding now), two (maybe three carbs) two replacement fuel tanks (third one now), over ten rear brake and tail lights, five or more gear linkages, on manifold bolt (drilled out now), two maybe three speedo cables (could even be four), three sets of sparkplugs (they get fucked from the badly tuned carb)

And more things I can't remember

The carb is archaic piece of shit. that detunes itself every time you set it up.

Just now its doing ok but then it was done by my mate not by the dealer.

So mr Eliminator - you think that is a badly maintained bike or just a badly put together?

**Eliminator** · 19-01-2006, 04:49 PM

Ok mrsquirrel, it's a piece of shit bike and glad I don't have one. 28,000 baht isn't cheap if you have to keep it in the bloody shop all the time, even if it's covered under warranty. Just sold my old 150RR for 20K and that is a nice bike. You can find them all over the place and cheap to maintain. You can find them for under 10k and restore them and have a very dependable bike for running around any small town. I wouldn't ride anything lower than a 650 to go any distance though. The Honda 400 and 600 Steeds are slugs that the Thais call "CHOPPERS" and like to dress up. Heck the Thais call a Boss and a Phantom CHOPPERS and none of these 4 bikes have enough power to get outta their own way, much likely anything else. Just plain dangerous to ride.

Would be nice to see pics of your other bike.

So sue me on the comments, I just can't have the rattles.

**hillbilly** · 19-01-2006, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Eliminator

Ok mrsquirrel, it's a piece of shit bike and glad I don't have one.

Well, you may be right, but it is fun to have a mode of transportation with some character!!

**Dougal** · 19-01-2006, 07:00 PM

This thread has made me all nostalgic for when I had 'proper' motorbikes and not the far more efficient and reliable Honda, Yamaha etc bland machines of today.

I started with a Royal Enfiled 250 that was never going to rust as it leaked so much oil and then moved on to a BSA 650 A10. That old dog had plunger rear suspension i.e. springs but no shock absorbers, and was geared to pull a sidecar.

A friend of mine had a Matchless 500 single with a solid rear. That was a real ratty bike, had no lights, speedometer and ran with a broken clutch for a while. Getting it moving involved kicking the engine over and then running down the road with it, leaping astride and slamming it into gear. Of course they had incredible low end torque, I drove my own bike home all the way in top gear once just for the hell of it, you could slow down to walking pace and it would still pull away without stalling.

**hillbilly** · 19-01-2006, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dougal

I started with a Royal Enfiled 250

I thought this was on old WWll bike. Isn't it worth some money now?

Wonder what my Honda Wave will be worth 50 years from now?

**friscofrankie** · 19-01-2006, 08:29 PM

Remids me of this BSA road Rocket Ihad for awhile. Coming back out of the mountains the things starts running lopy. Fuckin Carb was vibratng loose. Nice 'Lace' Pain job though.

**Dougal** · 19-01-2006, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

I thought this was on old WWll bike. Isn't it worth some money now?

The model I had was designed and built in the 60's. You may be thinking of the model generally called 'Bullet' which came as a 350 or 500.

Royal Enfield sold the jigs to India where they continue to make them albeit in a now slightly modified form. These bikes are exported to amongst other places the UK where, despite being the equivalent of a dinosaur, they sell reasonably well. Not sure if its available in LOS or not. I would certainly not turn my nose up at one.

One of the options that the Indians introduced was a diesel engine.

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